Thought Provoking The Worst Things About Group Dinners

As a rule of thumb, group dinners are one of the worst things known to man, following closely behind accidentally smelling garbage, and spilling dish water all over yourself. If you’ve been subjected to a dinner with more than four people, or even the dreaded birthday dinner, then you know the pain that a group dinner can be. But in order to be a functioning member of society you have to attend group dinners unless you want people to think you’re a joyless miser who would rather sit at home and eat lentils for every meal. Even though you’re attending a group dinner, that doesn’t mean you have to like it, here is our list of the worst things about group dinners.

Hopefully this list of the worst things about getting together with a bunch of people and going out to a restaurant will give you some ideas on how to make your group dinner more palatable to everyone involved. All group meals, especially birthday dinners, have things about them that we don’t like but hopefully after reading this list you’ll be able to avoid the pitfalls of a standard group dinner and help everyone have a great time. After reading this, hopefully you don’t feel alone in your rancor for the wretched group meal.

Check out this list of the things we can’t stand about going out to eat with a bunch of people and vote up the worst things about group dinners. And if there’s something that makes a birthday dinner your own prison, add it to the list.

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People Will Flake

Photo: via Pinterest Even if you get everyone to agree on a time and location, there will be a few friends that totally flake on you and force you change your reservation for a party of 15 to a party of five. And don't expect an apology text in the morning.

Picking a Time That's Good for Everyone Won't Happen

Photo: via Reddit Trying to pick a time that works for all your busy friends is impossible. Inevitably someone will be getting off work late that day or they'll be driving from across town or get caught in traffic.

Choosing a Location Is Impossible

Photo: via Pinterest It's hard enough to get two people to agree on a restaurant, so good luck trying to get four or more people to decide on a place to eat. Especially if any of your friends are vegan or gluten free.

Splitting the Check

Photo: via Twitter When the check comes at the end of the night, you just know you're either going to be stuck at the restaurant for an extra hour dividing the tip or you're going to end up paying for that whole chicken that your friend ordered and barely touched.